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2019-07-06 19:42
Precious Hyrcanian Forest loses 25,000 ha annually
TEHRAN – Some 25,000 hectares of Hyrcanian Forest in northern Iran undergo fragmentation mostly due to land use changes for agricultural and residential purposes, wood smuggling and overgrazing, an official with the national network for environmental and natural resources organizations has said.
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2019-06-18 09:41
By Kundhavi Kadiresan
By 2050, what if we can’t see the forests or the trees?
Most of us are familiar with the old saying that sometimes we ‘can’t see the forest for the trees.’ But what if I told you, at our present rate of exploitation of our forests and depletion of our natural resources in Asia and the Pacific, that we run the risk of not seeing the forests OR the trees by the middle of this century?
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2019-05-04 08:28
Iran’s DOE to launch rapid response programs in fire-prone areas
TEHRAN — With the onset of the warm season Iran’s Department of Environment (DOE) has ordered initiating rapid response programs in fire-prone areas across the country.
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2019-04-28 22:37
‘Proper vegetation cover could reduce flood damage’
TEHRAN – Distinguished environmentalist Mohammad Darvish has said that loss of vegetation cover and conversion of forests to rainfed farmlands has caused the country to be more vulnerable to flooding as proper vegetation cover could reduce flood damage.
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2019-03-06 21:56
‘Further measures required to preserve forests’
TEHRAN – Iran's forest area is approximately 12 million hectares with 0.2 hectares per capita, which is one quarter of the world average, so attention to preserve the forest areas must be four times the global attention, faculty member of the Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands has said.
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2019-03-06 21:52
Leader plants trees on national tree planting day
TEHRAN — Concurrent with National Tree Planting Day, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei planted two fruit tree saplings on Wednesday.
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2018-08-06 09:52
Wildfire incurs loss of $13,000 per ha to forests nationwide
TEHRAN – Forest wildfire brings heavy economic burden amounting to 560 million rials (about $13,000) per hectare for the country, the commander of the forest protection unit of the Forests, Range, and Watershed Management Organization has said.
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2018-07-22 16:08
Protecting forests is key to conserve water resources, says expert
TEHRAN — Forest are essential to water cycle and protecting forest plays a key role in saving water and reducing evaporation, a professor of geology at Shahid Beheshti University has said.
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2018-06-23 08:55
Fire in forests in northeastern Iran extinguished
TEHRAN – A fire which swept through some three hectares of forests in northeastern Iran has been put out successfully, an official at the Forests, Range, and Watershed Management Organization has said.
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2018-04-27 20:19
Cadaster to help save national land areas from land grabbers
TEHRAN — Initiating cadaster in Iran would save national land areas from land grabbers, an official at Forests, Range, and Watershed Management Organization has said.
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2018/04/08
By Mohammad Ali Haqshenas
Zagros oak forests would cry out if they could!
It seems that there is a race between fungal disease and human greed for destroying Zagros oak forests and no matter which one wins, we will be the loser.
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2018-04-05 18:29
‘Wildfire during Noruz holidays unprecedented’
TEHRAN – Wildfire swept through some 150 hectares of forests across northern Iran during Noruz holidays (March 21 – April 2), said an official with Forests, Range, and Watershed Management Organization, noting that the extent of fire was unprecedented for the last decade.
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2018-03-30 17:23
The significant deforestation trend in Iran during last 7 decades
TEHRAN – According to the most recent data published by Forests, Range, and Watershed Management Organization, some 14.2 million hectares of Iran’s area is covered by forests compared to 19.5 million hectares in 1942, ISNA reported on Tuesday.
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2018-03-10 20:25
Iranian judge punishes minor crimes with tree planting not jail
TEHRAN – Mohammad Reza Amuzad is a judge in Galikesh, northern Golestan province, who punishes minor crimes with alternative sentences such as planting trees in the province.
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2018/03/06
By Maryam Qarehgozlou
How come we are treating trees like intruders?
They say trees are lungs of the Earth, so how come we are treating them like intruders?
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2018/02/25
By Maryam Qarehgozlou
Defenseless national land areas
TEHRAN — The controversial directive from the Supreme Council of Environment on revision of national protected areas will definitely leave such regions in an exposed position.
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2018-02-20 18:56
Law adopted on selling national land area may endanger environment
TEHRAN — The recently-approved law on selling national land area will seriously endanger the environment and jeopardize the integrity of the protected areas, according to the Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization.
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2017-11-01 20:34
‘Cloud forest’ catches fire
TEHRAN — Jangal-e Abr (cloud forest) located in the northeastern city of Shahroud, Semnan province, caught fire on Tuesday morning.
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2017-06-12 09:42
95% of wildfires in Iran are human-caused: official
TEHRAN — Some 95 percent of wildfires which occur in Iran are rooted in human factors, an official with Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization said.
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2017-03-08 18:24
Leader highlights preserving vegetation
TEHRAN — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday emphasized the need to preserve vegetation, urging officials to take measures against forest encroachment.
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2017-01-14 17:10
Administration assigned by new environmental protection laws
TEHRAN — Iran’s parliament (Majlis) on Thursday approved bills, mandating the administration to ensure the implementation of strategic environmental assessment (SEA) and environmental impact assessment (EIA).
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2016-11-06 19:33
Agriculture ministry bans exploitation of endangered northern forests
TEHRAN — Iranian Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati has issued an order, urging the Forests, Range, and Watershed Management Organization to stop the exploitation of endangered northern forests.
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2016-10-09 19:17
Rare viper survives wildfire in western Iran
TEHRAN — Spider-tailed horned viper, a rare viper endemic to western Iran, survived wildfires in Saravan forests in Gilan-e Gharb, Kermanshah province, IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.
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2016-10-09 19:17
Assigning forests to the public leads to fewer wildfire, says forestry chief
TEHRAN — Assigning more than 10 million hectares of forests across the country to the public has resulted in less wildfire, the director of Forest, Range, and Watershed Organization has said.
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2016-05-09 11:39
Wildfire rages in Canada’s Fort McMurray
In this image released by the Alberta Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), members of the RCMP monitor the Fort McMurray Wildfire, on May 7, 2016 in Fort McMurray, Canada. The ferocious wildfire wreaking havoc in Canada doubled in size and officials warned that the situation in the parched Alberta oil sands region was "unpredictable and dangerous." / AFP
